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Monday, October 5, 1953
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The Headlines
NEUTRALS DEFEND RULINGS ON P.O.W.'S AS FREE FROM BIAS; Observers Point to Handicaps in Truce Accord -- Seoul Warns Indian Guards
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Robe †
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Color TV Standards (NTSC), Black Box Flight Recorder & WD-40.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
26,541 days ago
(72 years, 261 days)